30% is approx 980.00 $ per month30% lump sum is 89.000this is what i have received under old and new all I care is that what ever system they use gives the veteran 980.00 dollars per month at 30% till he dies not 20 or 25 years which they might try to consider as life but till he dies tax free. do the math 980x12=11,700.60 divided by 89.000 =7.57 years at 980.00 per month as to my calculations of when I recieved my lump sum they owe me 8 months back pay at 980.00 per month and then 980x2= 1900.60 would be my new monthly pension instead of just 980.00 for only one just to help you's understand what it should be and it should continue till I die any thing less is BS.

I agree Trooper. I check the internet daily for news reports on Veteran issues especially since Kent Hehr was appointed MVA and I can not find any references to our causes aside from what I posted earlier. I even checked Kent Hehr's Twitter account ~ surprisingly he does have one, and no mention of anything there either. An announcement as to the direction that the MVA is going to take for Veterans would be appropriate due to Remembrance Day and notwithstanding the urgency that change is needed.

I hear you rifleman, pdq should have been yesterday. A lot of us are fed up, give up, and throw in the towel. So very easily done with all the bull-shyte bureaucracy.propat... what's taxed and what is not taxed is certainly relevant.A sad lol here... but I'd rather have my money taxed instead of my mind to the max.Neither one should be taxed or maxed. Would be even better. Emphasizing again, liberal promises of life-long pensions ain't PA...Hey teen... how's your smoking ears?I expect the worst propat... that way I'm never disappointed.But who am I talking for here? Not me. After dealing with vac/dva for many years I am fortunate.Just happen to give a flying rat fxxk for some others.I hear you as well trooper. But I believe you mentioned and I agree veterans week would be an opportune time for the new vac minister to speak on his partys promises. We've been off the radar albeit a short time. pinger.

ya I here ya buds ive been a little worried since the second they got elected buds that's how paranoid I get lol. ill never fully buy it till its done correctly . I think there is a good chance this could get done right a hell of a lot better chance than with any other party that's for sure but we will only know when all the details are out and it gets done .

im hopeing we will here something soon just got word they are already moving forward on another promise they made at breakneck speed . so maybe they are working on our stuff already as well .

all we can do is make it clear what is acceptable to us all and what is not .

The way in which I read the promise is twofold , one being the option to either take the lump sum which is in place already an promised by the Liberals to increase that lump sum - two , reinstate the lifelong pension in now given the Veteran the choice to either take the already in place lump sums - or this reinstated lifelong pension that they have promised to reinstate.

One can only assume that when one uses a word like reinstate , it would mean bringing back something that was already in place.

Now the pension act itself - or be it the PA comes in as a tax free Monthly payment , all the different allowances , VIP , ground keeping an so fort all fall within this pension act , the disability portion of the pension act also falls under the same umbrella ( PENSION ACT ) so in the total of benefits that come from this act which are all tax free an are all lifelong payments , one could easily assume that the PA an the PA pension are the same as they both are lifelong payments - or lifelong pensions , the only difference maybe if one was to have their allowances - or VIP decreased which I have not yet heard of , but even then , the balance would still be of the lifelong pension type.

This " DISABILITY PORTION PART OF THIS PENSION " which differs in the amount compared to the other benefits you receive from the PA PENSION ACT , is the one that I think is what the Liberals meant when they said reinstate the lifelong pensions.This way they can fulfill their promise by reinstating the lifelong pensions , without reinstating the PENSION ACT itself

Is there another lifelong pension that I don't know of that can be reinstated ?

Not to be misunderstood as re-establishing the PA or the PA pension. That is what I assumed initially some time ago.Perhaps they should have said something like... “ We will START lifelong pensions as an option for our injured veterans... “ To avoid any confusion in relation to PA.

I've been patient to fracking long and I'm sick and tired of been patient and it's time they sort this file asap for fracks sake just one pissed veteran still waiting for things to get sorted out on this file

Yes propat....patients are thin and rightfully so.......however Minister Hehr was not involved or to blame and I know we all know this.......but if we expect things from him he should also expect something from us.....respect and fairness must go both ways and be reciprocated.

Veterans have been mistreated far too long, I am sure he knows this and believe he will do something about........I guess...."better late then never" may apply here.

Trust me.......I will jump on the band-wagon when it comes to voicing my concerns about myself and or veteran issues......but I also believe in giving credit when/where credit is due......right now .....I have little choice and will.......wait and see.........actions speak louder than words.

We know the power in "strengths in numbers" can't deny that after seeing the election results!